Arizona Republicans rage at fake elector indictments: "Blatant abuse"

newsweek.com Arizona Republicans have lashed out at the state's attorney general after more than a dozen people, including several top allies of former President Donald Trump, were…

Trump’s 2020 'fake electors' charged with state crimes in Arizona

nbcnews.com A state grand jury in Arizona on Wednesday indicted so-called "fake electors" who backed then-President Donald Trump in 2020, following a sprawling investigation into the…

Kari Lake and the GOP's Clumsy Messaging About Abortion

vanityfair.com Earlier this month, Kari Lake—the right-wing candidate running for the United States Senate in Arizona—tried to distance herself from the Civil War-era abortion ban the…

Mitt Romney: Of Course Trump Had Sex With Stormy Daniels

vanityfair.com Mitt Romney may be a God-fearing, chocolate-milk-chugging Mormon who would never step out on his wife of 55 years, but he’s also a veteran businessman who’s learned a thing…

Scoop: Newsmax Chief Behind Interview Edit That Sparked Wrath of Top Republican, Staffers Say

mediaite.com Screenshot The day after Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) appeared for an interview on Newsmax, he publicly lambasted the conservative network. “Newsmax cut an entire segment of my…

Greg Abbott backs Republican who enraged MAGA ally

newsweek.com Texas Governor Greg Abbott backed fellow Republican Representative Tony Gonzales of San Antonio on Wednesday, after Gonzales recently sparked outrage from a Make America…

‘Whoa! I Almost Wanted To Buy It

mediaite.com President Joe Biden drew laughs from a friendly crowd by mocking former President Donald Trump’s $60 Bible during a speech on reproductive rights. Biden and the Democrats…

‘The Surprise of the Night!’ Fox News Anchor Marvels at Nikki Haley Taking 150,000+ Votes Away from Trump in Pennsylvania Even After Dropping Out

mediaite.com Fox News’ Dana Perino deemed former candidate Nikki Haley’s performance in the Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary the “surprise” of Tuesday night on America’s…

CNN Analyst Accuses McConnell of ‘Punching Down’ with Tucker Carlson Dig Over Ukraine: ‘Ignoring the Elephant in the Room’

mediaite.com CNN senior political analyst Ron Brownstein accused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) of “punching down” by partly blaming Tucker Carlson for delaying Congress…

Marjorie Taylor Greene finds herself increasingly isolated within Congress

newsweek.com Marjorie Taylor Greene has come under fire from a number of her Republican colleagues in Congress after she called for Speaker Mike Johnson to resign in response to the…

Billionaire Jeff Yass linked to $16m in donations to anti-Muslim and pro-Israel groups

theguardian.com Top Republican donor and TikTok investor Jeff Yass is connected to over $16m in funding to anti-Muslim and pro-Israel groups that have advocated for a US war with Iran and…

Hackers stole a pile of cash from an anti-Trump super PAC: report

businessinsider.com A digital billboard truck sponsored by the Lincoln Project outside a New Hampshire Trump rally on January 19, 2024. Getty Images News/Getty Images The Lincoln Project, a…

Mitch McConnell Points Finger At Tucker Carlson And Donald Trump For Delay In Ukraine Aid: 'Our Nominee For President Didn't Seem To Want Us To Do Anything At…

benzinga.com In recent developments, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has accused former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson and former President Donald Trump of delaying a…

Trump again bows to Beijing with pro-TikTok rant

washingtonexaminer.com Former President Donald Trump broke with the Republican Party on Monday, once again lamenting legislation that will force China to cede control over the TikTok social media…

The Small-Business Tyrant Has a Favorite Political Party

nytimes.com Despite the blue-collar affectations of some of its most visible leaders or the populist rhetoric of its most vocal cheerleaders, it has never been more obvious that the…

Senates Passes $95 Billion Aid Bill For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan, Forces Sale Of TikTok

zerohedge.com Senates Passes $95 Billion Aid Bill For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan, Forces Sale Of TikTok The republicans do what they always do best: fold like cheap lawn chairs. Moments…

The US Senate passes the TikTok divestment bill by a margin of 75-17; the legislation now heads to President Biden, who has said he will sign it into law

scmp.com The House on Saturday passed the legislation 360 to 58, attaching it to the sweeping foreign-aid bill. “Tonight we tell our allies, we stand with you. We tell our…

Amash Battling Trump-Endorsed Deep-State Doozie For Michigan Senate Nomination

zerohedge.com Amash Battling Trump-Endorsed Deep-State Doozie For Michigan Senate Nomination Former Rep. Justin Amash on Monday announced that his Senate campaign had submitted the…

George Santos drops third-party bid for Congress

axios.com Former Rep. George Santos announced Tuesday he's dropping out of the Congressional race after mounting an independent, third-party bid last month against Rep. Nick LaLota…

Biden blames Trump for Florida's "nightmare" abortion law

newsweek.com President Joe Biden went on the attack against Donald Trump while campaigning in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday, blaming the former president for the state's six-week abortion…

How voters from different economic sectors see the 2024 election : Consider This from

npr.org How voters from different economic sectors see the 2024 election You're reading the Consider This newsletter, which unpacks one major news story each day. Subscribe here to…

How one California beach town became Gavin Newsom’s nemesis

economist.com AN IDYLLIC CITY in swanky Orange County, California, is not where you would expect to encounter a self-professed champion of the proletariat. Huntington Beach was first…

Why Nikki Haley, crushed in her home state, vows to fight on

economist.com WHEN DOES the act of hoping against hope go from admirable to absurd? Not yet apparently for Nikki Haley, the last woman left standing against Donald Trump and his seizure…

What the death of America’s border bill says about toxic congressional politics

economist.com THE LIFE of the Senate’s bill to increase border security in exchange for sending aid to Ukraine was wretched and short. Its three main negotiators released the text on…

Why America’s political parties are so bad at winning elections

economist.com Every four years the American presidential primaries roll around to remind Americans how weak, clumsy and negative their major political parties have become. The news…

Drill, Baby, Drill: US Remains Dominant Global Leader In Oil Production Under Biden, Output Still Increasing

dealbreaker.com If there is one thing the Republican Party loves, it is easy-to-remember catchphrases that oversimplify complex national policy goals into something a third-grader might say…

Trump tells "young people" to blame Biden if TikTok gets banned

newsweek.com Even though former President Donald Trump enacted an executive order to ban TikTok while he was in the White House, he once again says he now opposes barring access to the…

BlackRock Triples Larry Fink's Home Security As Anti-Woke Backlash Accelerates

zerohedge.com BlackRock Triples Larry Fink's Home Security As Anti-Woke Backlash Accelerates BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink's efforts to push 'wokesim' or environmental, social, and…

Georgia Republicans have spent $1.7 million on Trump-related trial fees

newsweek.com Georgia's Republican Party has reportedly paid massive legal bills after promising to defend GOP officials charged alongside former President Donald Trump in the Fulton…

Trump Reverses TikTok Ban Stance, Accuses Biden Of Favoring Zuckerberg's Meta: 'Doing It To Help Facebook Friends Get Richer'

benzinga.com Former President Donald Trump has voiced opposition to a potential ban on TikTok, a move currently under consideration in Congress. Trump has attributed this move to…

Trump Completes Total Flip-Flop on TikTok Ban, Wants Everyone – ‘Especially the Young People’

mediaite.com Former President Donald Trump completed a remarkable reversal of his one-time policy to force China to divest from TikTok or ban the platform domestically. In August 2020,…

Ukraine aid and a potential TikTok ban: What’s in the House’s new $95 billion bill

vox.com House Speaker Mike Johnson talks with members of the media following passage of a series of foreign aid bills at the Capitol on April 20, in Washington, DC. | Nathan…

Trump seeks to blame Biden for potential TikTok ban

thehill.com Former President Trump is casting blame on President Biden for legislation that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S., after the bill cleared the House last weekend as…

The Bad Faith Olympics

zerohedge.com The Bad Faith Olympics Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “This is the weirdest era in human history. By far. Nothing else even comes close. Billionaires…

Marjorie Taylor Greene Declares MAGA Voters are ‘Done With the Republican Party’ Because Speaker Johnson ‘Totally Sold Us Out’

mediaite.com Bannon’s War Room on Rumble Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) continued her vocal opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) after the House passed the foreign aid…

Republican infighting is getting uglier

newsweek.com Infighting in the Republican Party has increased in recent months due to divisions over foreign aid and Mike Johnson's speakership. On Saturday, after months of wrangling,…

Trump's First Criminal Trial Is Enough to Cost Him the Election

newsweek.com Former President Donald Trump and his minions throughout the Republican Party would have you believe that his criminal trial for falsifying business records to cover up an…

Donald Trump already won the only Supreme Court fight that mattered

vox.com Former President Donald Trump greets Justices Neil Gorsuch (R) and Brett Kavanaugh (L), both of whom owe their jobs to him. | Al Drago/Getty Images This case is about…

Full list of Republicans retiring from the House this year

newsweek.com The House of Representatives has seen a growing number of Republicans heading for the exit. The number so far isn't significantly different to previous election cycles, but…

Potential Trump VP pick dodges question on certifying Joe Biden win

newsweek.com South Dakota's Republican Governor Kristi Noem, a potential Donald Trump vice president pick, dodged CNN host Dana Bash's question on Sunday over whether she would have…

Fox News host confronts Marjorie Taylor Greene on "creating drama"

newsweek.com Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, doubled-down on her efforts to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday amid criticism that her motion is…

In chance for Trump, youth at rally see him as answer to economic woes

investing.com GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Thin with a boyish face and earrings in both ears, 23-year-old Isayah Turner does not look like a stereotypical Trump supporter, who tend to…

Vital US arms and ammo could reach Ukraine in days once Senate passes military aid bill as expected, Pentagon says

businessinsider.com L: Demonstrators holdUkrainian flags outside the Capitol after the House of Representatives voted on legislation providing $95 billion in security assistance to Ukraine,…

Trump group spends big on legal fees; Biden leads at fundraising

investing.com Donald Trump's political group that pays his legal bills on Saturday reported spending $3.6 million on lawyer fees in March, draining the finances backing Trump's White…

Are Stocks Going to Crash if Donald Trump Wins and Republicans Control Congress? Here's What History Says About Stock Market Returns When Republicans Win

finance.yahoo.com It's that time again -- and I'm not talking about tax season. With many presidential primaries now in the rearview mirror, America is turning its attention to elections in…

Former Congressman Slams Marjorie Taylor Greene's Stance On Ukraine: 'Moscow Marjorie Has Reached A New Low'

benzinga.com In an interview on CNN on Friday, Ken Buck (R-Colo.), a former Congressman, sharply criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for her stance on Ukraine, dubbing her…

Republican reveals possible GOP plan to allow Democratic House speaker

newsweek.com As House Speaker Mike Johnson continues to face criticism from conservatives over his support for Ukraine aid, Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican, warned…

The House of Representatives just gave Ukraine the best news it has had for a year

economist.com JUST ONE WEEK ago, hope looked fanciful. President Joe Biden’s pitch to spend $100bn on aid for America’s allies under threat—Israel, Taiwan and especially Ukraine—had…

Trump's frightening plan to 'ensure a big win'

msnbc.com Former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party announced a new program to supposedly "safeguard the integrity of the electoral process" by recruiting 100,000 people…

'Trump Is A Force of Nature': Reince Priebus Has Raised $70M For GOP Convention Despite Being Pushed Out By Former President

benzinga.com Reince Priebus is among the few individuals who have adeptly navigated the Republican party before and after Donald Trump’s presidency in 2016. The former Republican…

Checks and Balance newsletter: Thanks for the hope, Mike Johnson

economist.com This is the introduction to Checks and Balance, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter bringing exclusive insight from our correspondents in America. Sign up for Checks and…

Why doesn't the US increase taxes to cool the economy down?

slowboring.com The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is in part a story of mismanagement and poor regulatory supervision, but it’s also in an important sense a consequence of the decision by…

'It's not our job': Democrats getting sick of saving Johnson from GOP dysfunction

msnbc.com It has become an established pattern that the Republican Party in the House is so dysfunctional that it is unable to use its majority get anything done. Instead it has been…

James Comer Slams Marjorie Taylor Greene's Motion To Oust Mike Johnson: 'Not The Right Business Model'

benzinga.com House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) has publicly opposed the motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) filed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). What…

Speaker Johnson's Ignominious Betrayal

zerohedge.com Speaker Johnson's Ignominious Betrayal Authored by David Stockman via David Stockman's Contra Corner, Speaker Johnson’s ignominious betrayal of fiscal sanity might well be…

Ken Griffin’s Citadel rips Truth Social exec Devin Nunes in short-selling feud

nypost.com Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities lambasted Devin Nunes, the CEO of Truth Social’s parent company, as a “proverbial loser” after the former Republican congressman blamed Wall…

Man Who Set Himself on Fire at Trump Trial Believed Intricate ‘The Simpsons’ Conspiracy Theory

thewrap.com The man who set himself on fire outside Donald Trump’s trial in Manhattan, Max Azzarello, appears to have left behind a Substack, titled “The Ponzi Papers,” that points to a…

Trump Fan Says ‘That’s Fine with Me’ When Reporter Tells Her Putin’s Killed Thousands in Ukraine

mediaite.com To introduce a discussion on the state of the Republican Party, MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace played clips of Donald Trump supporters defending Russian President Vladimir Putin.…

Why Matt Gaetz Is Responsible for the New Ukraine Aid Bill

mediaite.com Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), one of Congress’s most outspoken opponents of continuing to provide aid to Ukraine, also happens to…